Toys, Toys, Toys!

[ted180]

pfft bikes with motors, you all suck, get a real bike.

[JDM032]

well yea have u ever accidently touched the rear brake and nearly come unstuck on the road ruby??

i did lol but i wasnt laughing at the time.

least there was sum1 here who rides for a living and could bak up wat i said so ppl dont think B.S hahaha, u gotta show me ur toys in real life, i wanna see that race bike.

[kralster]

BS. You could have the right attitude and still kill yourself thru lack of skill. Simple.

For starters, there is no way he could legally ride an R1 by the end of the year. No way. Take a 125 and live longer fool.

He's a fool too if he thinks he can handle an R1 as long as you're "responsible". Ha, I've seen 2 teens in the last 2 years kill themselves on R1s and I've heard of many other teens meeting death on 1000cc machines too.

Riding a 1 litre sports bike requires attitude + skills + experience + protection. This guy has got none of that.

Me and my buddies see a 'squid' out on a bike they shouldn't be riding, we shut their bike down and toss the keys away. Doing them a favour.

You could also be killed by having a truck run up your arse on your scooter.

I don't give a shit what people ride, if they kill themselves as long they understood the risks they were taking and don't harm anyone else. Thats fine.

I have a GSXR-750 and i can't ride it to a 5th of it's potential but i'm not dead.

[kralster]

well yea have u ever accidently touched the rear brake and nearly come unstuck on the road ruby??

i did lol but i wasnt laughing at the time.

least there was sum1 here who rides for a living and could bak up wat i said so ppl dont think B.S hahaha, u gotta show me ur toys in real life, i wanna see that race bike.

I don't even have my foot near the rear brake while riding on the road.

I try to get my braking done before i start tipping into a corner on the road. Too dangerous to trail brake on the road imo.

[RubyRS4]

I don't even have my foot near the rear brake while riding on the road.

I try to get my braking done before i start tipping into a corner on the road. Too dangerous to trail brake on the road imo.

Yeah I don't use the rear on the road at all.

I only use the rear on the track. Even then I can't pinpoint when I do it, I just do it according to how the bike feels out the turn.

Anyone who has a bike, should do track days at least and learn the limits of the bike and themselves. Its great for relationship building. I only know so much about what my bike is doing thanks to pushing it hard 100% on the track. If you're going to f**k up, its safe to f**k up there.

[JDM032]

nah not just trail braking, general stopping at lights and stops like that.

i have seen sum1 fall off b4 coz off it and it was f**kn scary to see sum1 get nearly run over.

[RubyRS4]

I don't give a shit what people ride, if they kill themselves as long they understood the risks they were taking and don't harm anyone else. Thats fine.

Unfortunately, I see it all the time. Squids riding bikes they can't control. Some are just plain lucky and haven't killed themselves yet. But most of the time, I've had my weekend rides tainted by idiots, sitting on the side of the road waiting for an ambulance while trying to keep the rider alive, or keep his leg or other limbs intact. Its these fools that make the real bikers look like organ donors. I see them come and go ... I really don't want to give a shit anymore ... but you never get used to it.

I see the same idiots out on track too. You try to give them helpful advice and they just end up breaking a perfectly good bike. The racers are at the track for your benefit too. Don't be afraid to ask them, and try not to be a hero! Take everything we have to say on board and take it easy with your speed, breaking markers, lines, body position and throttle control out of turns!

[Whiplash]

i find it cheaper to play with other peoples toys

[Madaz]

hahaha couldn't agreed more

i find it cheaper to play with other peoples toys

[craig R33]

this was my other toy, but sold it, main two reasons where, Missus hated it!

and i wanted to do some more work on the 33, i ended up getting 5500 for it, cant complain really.

here she is

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[Cubes]

Squid The term squid is used to describe a style of riding. The style of riding is related to the sea creature's style of swimming. The sea creature can be seen taking off quickly in a straight line. When the squid comes to a turn they will come to almost a complete stop, turn their bodies, then take off quickly again.

Much like the sea creature a "squid" rider will blast off on a straight road as fast as they can go. When they come to a corner they will slow down to a very inconvenient speed. The "squid" rider will do this until the turn is done and when the road straightens out they will blast off again.

The term "Squid" is commonly used to describe riders that are irresponsible and pose a danger to others.

lol

and thanks to google apparently the most common squid bike.

http://katriders.com/vb/showthread.php?t=50807

[skyhighR33]

craig was that bike on tradingpost last year some time??? if its the one i am thinking of i was bout to buy it when some bastard beat me too it, but hey i picked up my 99kx125 for $750 (bargain)...(i traded my pitboss in for it).

[skyhighR33]

owwww and thanks for tha avater steve its shweeeet.

cheers... michael

[RubyRS4]

i find it cheaper to play with other peoples toys

Hmm, there's that also

But I know the quality of my toys and how hard I can push them

[RubyRS4]

lol

and thanks to google apparently the most common squid bike.

http://katriders.com/vb/showthread.php?t=50807

Yeah, the name "squid" has expanded somewhat. Its basically what you've quoted, but also taking on board the attitude of the rider and how much useless bling they fit to their bike, the fact they wear no protective gear (yet brag about dragging their knee in turns, and other things like their challenging riding style (wanting to race anything and everything).

We also use another term "chicken strips". Chicken strips is the obvious unused tread on the tyre showing how far the bike gets leaned over. This is also emphasised by the amount of "balling up" (where the tyre is scrubbed in hard from heat from hard riding) around the full width of the tyre. A squid usually has 1-1.5inch chicken strips: meaning they hardly lean their bike over for fear of ruining the bling paint job ... pussies! All my tyres have no chicken strips and are quite coarse from abusive lean angles and hard riding.

[Cubes]

lol yeah not being a bike rider myself; when I pull up behind a bike the chicken strips are the first things I look at.

[Madaz]

Npz Michael

owwww and thanks for tha avater steve its shweeeet.

cheers... michael

[Damo_R34]

Unfortunately, I see it all the time. Squids riding bikes they can't control. Some are just plain lucky and haven't killed themselves yet. But most of the time, I've had my weekend rides tainted by idiots, sitting on the side of the road waiting for an ambulance while trying to keep the rider alive, or keep his leg or other limbs intact. Its these fools that make the real bikers look like organ donors. I see them come and go ... I really don't want to give a shit anymore ... but you never get used to it.

I see the same idiots out on track too. You try to give them helpful advice and they just end up breaking a perfectly good bike. The racers are at the track for your benefit too. Don't be afraid to ask them, and try not to be a hero! Take everything we have to say on board and take it easy with your speed, breaking markers, lines, body position and throttle control out of turns!

Thats what American Cops call people on bikes who run from them when they try and pull them over. Organ Donors haha

[Tangles]

haha !

lol, when you're 6'8" you dont need the 100th% of the tyre edge to get full lean - do that too often and you lose your head around a corner to a Patrol or Landcruiser.

been there, so close, too many times for comfort. lol

trick is to wash the speed off late but before the corner, have your weight and angles set up, your path chosen, all a good 50m before the point of movement, then bail it back on the gas, nice and consistent, lean with it, control your body with the complete weight of your machine, lean more, really testing the power, rush, gather up flick up the gear, angle body opposite, lean bike opposite thru that massive S bend, keep opening that throttle, speed gathering, road churning underneath - total grip, total control, really fealing it. 220's in 240s out, rushing top end now, flick up, striaghten up, gather your weight inwards, stable the bike make it as light as possible, harder, faster, 280s now find last gear, harder still, watching, acting, thinking, feeling it all, zen. 300 stab the petals, wash off 80 and lean in, feel it again, the machines weight going down with your body, reaching for the next axis, control it now, control it.... harder, hold it round, gather it up, squirt some, 240 red| 4th, bang those petals, down, down, gather the weight on the front end, feather the rear, get stable, back end creaping out, wash it out the opposite way at 130, flick in, hold the weight, rushing, nail it ! scream past 220 and keep it nailed, body gathered in............

there's 20secs of a 1hr ride

[MikeyGTRmike]

Unfortunately, I see it all the time.

I see the same idiots out on track too. You try to give them helpful advice and they just end up breaking a perfectly good bike. The racers are at the track for your benefit too. Don't be afraid to ask them, and try not to be a hero! Take everything we have to say on board and take it easy with your speed, breaking markers, lines, body position and throttle control out of turns!

I plan on getting my bike licence soonish, so i may be asking ya for some riding advise